Question: A US company domiciled in Oklahoma has a Delaware affiliate company. The affiliate will purchase and import a chemical product in bulk form from a manufacturer in China. The country of origin will be clearly and properly marked as China. The Parent will purchase the product from the affiliate and sell it through […]
Question: I would like ask the membership on how they handle country of origin marking for items that are dual sourced. Is it acceptable to mark as ” County X or Country Y” for country of origin. Or are there any other methods that are more accepted? —————————————————- ANSWERS: It is not acceptable to mark […]
Question: I have a Country of Origin concern about a product assembled in the U.S.with three equal amounts of components from three different countries.Can we mark the product Assembled in the U.S. with components made incountries A, B ,C ? ANSWERS: I would encourage you to review the following guidance from the FTC on qualified […]
Current situation: Company imports fancy boxes from China to Canada (CA) in high quantities with no country of origin markings Company has had no issues with CA Customs on imports of fancy boxes with no country of origin markings but no history of examinations so they may not be aware Company manufactures NAFTA eligible high […]
Question: Our customer in Saudi Arabia said all items and their cartons must be marked with country of origin in Arabic. In addition the item descriptions on the cartons must also be in Arabic. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is anyone aware of other countries requiring country of origin in their local language? […]
Question: We are importing packaged repair kits from a sister facility in the UK. The kits are coming in marked as “packaged in the UK of domestic and foreign components We will be selling these kits to distributors, they in turn sell to the ultimate purchaser is this statement adequate for §134.1.d? ANSWER: No. Cannot […]
Question: My company sells and exports control systems (Chapter 85) to our subsidiary office in Shanghai. Our control system is country of origin US made from US and foreign components. The control system is shipped un-assembled. The main components of the control system are packaged individually to ensure minimal risk of damage during transit. All […]
Question: We import or purchase domestically, foreign origin blank T-shirts. Â We then silkscreen designs onto the blank T-shirt and sell to US retailers. In the process, we remove the original COO label from the neck and replace it with a heat seal label with the COO information BUT now I am wondering if we […]
Question: I just received an email from my marketing and service department that they are requesting to remove from our service & operator manuals and other publications the wording “Printed in the USA”… They claim they have researched and it is not a regulatory requirement. I have second thoughts about this and I want to […]
Question: Below are excerpts from a ruling on county of origin requirements for blended rum. The ruling states that the product should be marked as county of origin – Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. My question is how would the county of origin be declared on the 7501 under this scenario? HQ H237605 June 25, 2014 […]
Question: We are a company that makes products in the US for sale in the US and abroad. The products do not qualify for the “Made in USA” mark, but we can mark them “Made in USA with US and Non-US Materials.” We understand that this qualified mark is acceptable in the US for FTC […]
Question: We are having brass lapel pins made in China for a special anniversary. Some of the pins will be given away at trade shows and some will be attached to a paper tag that will be attached to apparel. The apparel will be imported with the paper tag and pin. We consider the pin […]
